A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

New York's oldest magic store.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.